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| - | # Western name of Kong Qiu, an influential [[Chinese philosopher]] who lived 551 BCE – 479 BCE. | + | '''Chinese philosophy''' is [[philosophy]] written in the [[China|Chinese]] [[Chinese culture|tradition]] of thought. Chinese philosophy has a history of several thousand years; its origins are often traced back to the [[I Ching|Yi Jing]] (the ''Book of Changes''), an ancient compendium of [[divination]], which uses a system of 64 hexagrams to guide action. This system is attributed to King Wen around 1000 years BCE and the work reflects the characteristic concepts and approaches of Chinese philosophy. The ''Book of Changes'' evolved in stages over the next eight centuries, but the first recorded reference is in 672 BCE. |
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Chinese philosophy is philosophy written in the Chinese tradition of thought. Chinese philosophy has a history of several thousand years; its origins are often traced back to the Yi Jing (the Book of Changes), an ancient compendium of divination, which uses a system of 64 hexagrams to guide action. This system is attributed to King Wen around 1000 years BCE and the work reflects the characteristic concepts and approaches of Chinese philosophy. The Book of Changes evolved in stages over the next eight centuries, but the first recorded reference is in 672 BCE.
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